"Adversity"
There are few opportunities for children from the mountain areas of Laos.

Jack PiconeThailand

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Brothers"
The Amish: A cold winters morning in Upper State NY and young Amish brothers fall perfectly in line on their walk home.

Alvaro VillelaBrazil

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Europe"
Germany 2009

Honorable Mention

"Kids dived off the jetty"

Dirk ReesUK

Honorable Mention

"Himba"

Nate GowdyUSA

Honorable Mention

"The Go-Go Dancer"
A woman marvels at a go-go boy at a Seattle club in February 2011.

Leslie AlsheimerUSA

Honorable Mention

"Peekers at Bofina Pub, Kybira Village, Uganda"
Orphan children view a movie through shak slats of the pub. Often sent home from school for not having shoes, 80% of the 67 million children out of school live in rural areas, the majority are girls.

Nate GowdyUSA

Honorable Mention

"Elderly Drag Queen"
Jack-e Edwards, visiting from Reno, NV, gives Mike Dumoulin a look at an annual drag celebration at the Renaissance Ballroom in Seattle in February 2011.

Dina BovaIsrael

Honorable Mention

"At Home Among Strangers"
Allegorical portrait depicting not only a single person, but the whole layer of Russian intellectuals.

Alan SkyrmeBrazil

Nominee

"Tango"

Anand SharanIndia

Nominee

"Naga Sadhu at Maha Khumb Mela"
Indian Holy men at the Khumb Mela. It is the worlds largest religious gathering, which was attended by 80 million people on 14th Feb 2013 in Allahabad .INDIA.

andrea de franciscisItaly

Nominee

"Sangam"
The ascetic sect of the Naga Sadhus during the ritual bath of purification at the Sangam, the confluence of the holy rivers

Andreas HeumannGermany

Nominee

"Runaway Child"
Seen as I was approaching this Restaurant in Colmar a loud mothers voice and a running baby

Andreas HeumannGermany

Nominee

"With Monet"
Seen at the Beyeler Foundation

angelo cirrincioneItaly

Nominee

"Life is funny"
New York 2012

Annie KatzUSA

Nominee

"Cuban Guitar Hand"
An old Cuban man's hand, with cigar, playing his guitar in Havana.

Bruce ByersUSA

Nominee

"Camel Boy"
Camel boy in Dehli

Carlos CazalisMexico

Nominee

"Enamored"
Three hearts line the suit of Spanish matador Jose Tomas during his triumphant return campaign. Burgos, Spain, 2007

Cees RijnenNetherlands

Nominee

"Porter"
Port worker in Myanmar

Cees RijnenNetherlands

Nominee

"hardworking"
working hard the last piece

Chris McLennanNew Zealand

Nominee

"Cormorant fishing, China"
The ancient art of Cormorant fishing on the Li River, China. The trained cormorants catch the fish which are attracted to the lamp and bring them to the fisherman.

"View over Ortisei"
Appreciating the Alpine panorama while awaiting the cable car.

David SaxeUSA

Nominee

"Boy + Bird"

David StubbsUSA

Nominee

"Destination Unknown"
Wilhelmsdorf, Germany

Derek GodridgeUK

Nominee

"London 2012"

Derek SeawardUK

Nominee

"Steve"
Graffiti

Dilip BhatiaIndia

Nominee

"Day In the Park 2"

Dingyang YeeSingapore

Nominee

"Life on Burmese Train"
One of the cheapest mode of transport in Yangon for locals to travel around.

Duncan de FeyNetherlands

Nominee

"bus"

Edgard De BonoItaly

Nominee

"Coal Slaves "
A woman moves a heavy basket full of coal. Illegal mining of coal is a serious phenomenon that particularly affects the state of Jharkhand in India.

Edoardo AgrestiItaly

Nominee

"Mine salt"
Working in a mine salt. Salt is one of the most important activities close to the coast in the south of Mozambique

Edward YanowitzUSA

Nominee

"Demolition Lady"
New York, N.Y

Edward YanowitzUSA

Nominee

"Skyrider"
Santa Cruz, California

Elena IseneggerRussia

Nominee

"fellows"

Eloisa CallenderUSA

Nominee

"Novice Monk and Dog"
Novice monk having his hair shaved for the first time. The dog, looking woried, sat by his side until it was all over.

Eugeni Pons PauSpain

Nominee

"Reflections"
Shadow and light capture that woman's thoughts

Fausto PodaviniItaly

Nominee

"Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam"
Ethiopia. Omo Valley

Francesco ZanetItaly

Nominee

"Fireman"
Earthquake and the fireman - Emilia Romagna Italy

Francesco CarellaFrance

Nominee

"Black an White"
Religious sister in the streets of Vicenza

Francine FilsingerUSA

Nominee

"Before The Return"
"Before the Return" is part of an eight image series funded through a Grant from the Women's Museum of California for a solo exhibition during Women's History Month 2013. The series, "Aftermath" addresses issues surrounding women at risk. This image depicts the chaos of a woman's life when in the throes resulting from the emotional trauma of abuse."
“Chaos everywhere, my life drips away into nothingness...
Somewhere....Somehow...I shall return...”
F.L. Filsinger

"Chips"
A policeman chomps down some french fries at a Honolulu, Hawaii carnival.

Jenet StewartAustralia

Nominee

"Smoko Time"
Here we are in NSW shearing sheep as big as whales!

Joanne ScherfUSA

Nominee

"Patriot"
A pedestrian glance at the American vernacular of the patriot.

Joel VenturaSpain

Nominee

"BlackInYork. Harlem, NYC"
Two young hairdressers siting in front of a laundry in Harlem. NyC

Joel VenturaSpain

Nominee

"America needs a push."
Coney Istand, during the week. NewYork

Jonathan BanksUK

Nominee

"Shop keeper in Armenia"

Jose FangueiroSwitzerland

Nominee

"morning light"
Portugal

Julie WajsAustralia

Nominee

"Rene & Jules"

Julie EwingAustralia

Nominee

"Many tales to tell"
This old Vietnamese lady in a fishing village would have many stories, if only we spoke the same language.

Julie EwingAustralia

Nominee

"You buy from Me"
Taken through the car window in light rain, the Black Hmong tribe ladies wait to sell shoes to passers by. Had we of stopped, they would have asked....

Julie EwingAustralia

Nominee

"Love"
Passion, joy....unending LOVE.......parenthood.

Justyna ZdunczykPoland

Nominee

"view..."

K M AsadBangladesh

Nominee

"Slum children"
Slum children stands in front of the tannery wastes at Hazaribagh in Dhaka. Luxury leather goods sold across the world are produced in a slum area of Bangladesh's capital where workers, including chi

Ken LoystUSA

Nominee

"World's Best"
Locals enjoy morning coffee and reading at a neighborhood cafe in the French Quarter, New Orleans.

"Shutters #Xerox Twins"
This image is part of my Shutters series. Project Shutters is a photo journal of the dying shutter art in India.

Krishna IyerIndia

Nominee

"Love / Hate"

Ksenia YurkovaRussia

Nominee

"no title"
japan 2012

Lars NymanSweden

Nominee

"Guca-festival2, Serbia."

Lars NymanSweden

Nominee

"crossfit-gym, Stockholm"

Laura Jean ZitoIreland

Nominee

"HITCHING TO MARS"
Crossing the George Washington Bridge one Halloween....

Laura Jean ZitoIreland

Nominee

"TAKE A CHANCE"
A Man encourages use of the roulette wheel to increase one's fortune at the Dingle races in Ireland

Lee CrakerThailand

Nominee

"Making Rice"
Swai, a rural Thai farmer separates the rice from the stalk by hand, in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand.

Lee CrakerThailand

Nominee

"Rice Harvest"
Sri, a rural Thai woman harvests rice that will sustain her family in the coming year.

Leslie AlsheimerUSA

Nominee

"Girls Laughing"
Following malaria, HIV/AIDS pandemics & decades of brutality at the hands of JosephKony & the LRA, survivors live on embracing life & rejoicing not because of their circumstances, but in spite of them

Liyun YuUSA

Nominee

"Parenting 101"
The excellence of parents are being challenged all the time, as well as babies. USA

Liyun YuUSA

Nominee

"Best Friends"
A dog is playing with his best friend in the lagoon beach in Tahiti.

Lynn ClaytonNew Zealand

Nominee

"Stonetown School Girls, Zanzibar"
School girls wearing their school uniform Burkas

Marilyn MaxwellUSA

Nominee

"Carriage Horse"

Mark WesterbyUK

Nominee

"River_Football"

Matt LitUSA

Nominee

"Leadville Cowboy"
John and "Red" make their way down a Leadville, Colorado alley.

"Wedding Memories"
A father and daughter dance with a projection of their earlier memories.

mauricio gonzalezColombia

Nominee

"Wasn't Me"
YoYo came from Cuba more than 30 years ago as a bongo player in Bogota's salsa circle, with time the streets and drugs took him captive, nonetheless, he's still an ARTIST!

Maxine Olson OlsonUSA

Nominee

"The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence"
Taken at Gay Pride Parade in San Francisco, Ca.

Mervyn DublinMalaysia

Nominee

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"
Shot this while doing street photography in George Town Penang. I just love the expression on the man's face looking at the old lady.

Mervyn DublinMalaysia

Nominee

"Prayers"
Shot was taken at Petaling Street Temple located in Malaysia

Michael HartUSA

Nominee

"Cowboy Hats"
Cowboys With Cowboy Hats at Cattle Auction

Mikael PilstrandSweden

Nominee

"Jack"
Late night pee in the last light of Swedish summer

Mircea Preda StruteanuRomania

Nominee

"Hands up!"
A young boy, the only son of a nomad family from the Mongolian Gobi Desert, plays with a large tube, as if letting you know about his ancestor's fame, his warrior's roots and his quest for conquer.

Mohammad Rakibul Hasan Bangladesh

Nominee

"Spirit of Youth "
Taken at Dhaka, Bangladesh / 2012

Morne De KlerkAustralia

Nominee

"Middle School"
A school courtyard. June 2012, Northern Cape, South Africa

MURAT PULATTurkey

Nominee

"Tea Seller"
The tea seller in a snowy day in Arasta Bazaar Istanbul

MURAT PULATTurkey

Nominee

"The waiter"
The waiter is cleaning windows under Galata Bridge, Istanbul

Nunzia BorrelliItaly

Nominee

"happy feet"

Paolo PatrunoItaly

Nominee

"Gentle touch"
Bling girl reading her braille school book

Paolo PatrunoItaly

Nominee

"My new born"
Christine, 20 years old, facing her first child few months old. DRC 2012

Paul BrideCanada

Nominee

"The Hunter"
The flight home

Paul FoleyAustralia

Nominee

"Friends"
Photographed in Western Sydney, Australia, as part of commission by a local council that included interviews seeking opinions on improving facilities for children and teens

Phyllis BurchettUSA

Nominee

"Ridin and Ropin"
Cowboy on Working Ranch near Big Timber, Montana

Piotr KrysiakPoland

Nominee

"The child from Cuba"

Rakesh SahaiIndia

Nominee

"MY BOAT"

Rakesh SahaiIndia

Nominee

"OWNER"

Richard BRADBURYUK

Nominee

"Cecilie Skog, Polar Explorer"
Cecilie Skog is a Norwegian born polar explorer and mountaineer. She is strong, beautiful and very funny.

"Pe'a"
Clyde Cowley displays his pe'a, a traditional Samoan tattoo during a photoshoot on September 26, 2012 in Auckland, New Zealand. The pe'a covers the body from waist to the rectum and then to the knee

Serdar Sunny UnalUSA

Nominee

"Chamula, Chiapas, Mexico"

Sergio PessolanoItaly

Nominee

"American Dream"
Burkina Faso

Simon WilliamsUK

Nominee

"Off to market"
Dar Es Salaam trader heads to market

Simon WilliamsUK

Nominee

"Dar Es Salaam Side Street"
Woman haggling for bananas

sohel ahmedIndia

Nominee

"get together"
naga tribal people are spending time together in side a hut during cold month of december,India

"Italian paparazzi"
Sophia Loren arrives at the Taormina film festival

Tim BuchmanUSA

Nominee

"Piazza della Signoria"

Torbjorn MohlinSweden

Nominee

"Mohlin Torbjorn - Akrobat"

Vo Anh KietVietnam

Nominee

"Lighting The Way Home"
Picture taken on Feb-2012 at Ha Giang - Vietnam. Daily this old lady must carry her granddaughter going to the field. In the evening she used hays on fire to light their way home